diff --git a/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml b/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
index 5f358072d3..ffbf665a31 100644
--- a/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
         <spock.version>1.2-groovy-2.4</spock.version>
         <gmavenplus-plugin.version>1.6</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
         <redis.version>0.7.2</redis.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>2.1.9.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>